If the hardware behind your domain controllers has become outdated, here's a step-by-step guide to performing a hardware refresh. Although most of the resources on my network are virtual, I have a ...

Although domain controllers can be configured to obtain an IP address from DHCP, it’s best practice to configure a static IP address so that it can be reliably discovered across the network. You may ...

How to configure Ubuntu Linux server as a Domain Controller with samba-tool Your email has been sent If you'd like to set up a domain controller on the cheap, Samba makes this possible. Here's how.

You shouldn’t change domain controller network settings, but here’s how to do it if you must Your email has been sent Active Directory domain controllers (DCs) are probably the most change-averse ...

IT admin may lock down the DMZ from an external perspective but fail to put that level of security on access to the DMZ from an internal perspective as you’ll have to access, manage and monitor these ...

In two previous articles (here and here) I shared some classic Active Directory mistakes people have made that got their companies into serious trouble. Here’s another mistake that on the face of it ...

Lost in the noise over the release of the beta 3 build of Windows Server 2008 was this gem: the read-only domain controller, or RODC. Created especially for branch offices or other environments where ...